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    栗子网  www.lizi.tw小说站  www.xsz.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.twapartnt,takefroheerofthentelpieceapursetedinred

    silk,andgiveittoyourfather.itisiortantthatheshouldreceive

    itbeforeeleveoobeyilicitly.reer

    youroath.

    ”sinbadthesailor.”

    theyounggirlutteredajoyfulcry,raisedhereyes,lookedroundto

    questionthessenger,buthehaddisappeared.shecasthereyes

    agaiheoperuseitasendti,andsaherewasa

    postscript.sheread:

    ”itisiortantthatyoushouldfulfilthisssioninpersonand

    alone.ifyougoaiedbyanyotherperson,orshouldanyoneelse

    goinyourplace,theporterhathedoesnotknohing

    aboutit.”

    thispostscriptdecreasedgreatlytheyounggirlshappiness.here

    nothingtofearesnarelaidforherherinnoce

    hadkeptherinignhtassailayounggirl

    e.butthereisok;

    iybeobserved,thatitisusuallyunknohat

    inspirethegreatestterror.

    juliehesitated,andresolvedtotakeunsel.yet,throughasingular

    iulse,itotheorherbrotherthatsheapplied,

    buttoeanuel.shehasteneddohadoccurredonthe

    dayson&frenchhadetoherfathers,related

    thesiseshehadde,and

    shotheletter.”youstgo,then,deiselle,”saideanuel.

    ”gothere”rredjulie.

    ”yes;ipanyyou.”

    ”butdidyouhatistbealone”saidjulie.

    ”andyoushallbealone,”repliedtheyoungn.”iyouat

    theeroftheruedesee,andifyouaresolongabsentastoke

    uneasy,iofyoushall

    havee”

    ”then,eanuel”saidtheyounggirlhhesitation,”itisyour

    opinionthatishouldobeythisinvitation”

    ”yes.didnotthessengersayyourfatherssafetydependeduponit”

    ”but,then,eanuel”sheasked.

    eanuelhesitatedant,buthisdesiretokejuliedecide

    iediatelydehieply.

    ”listen,”hesaid;”todayisthe5thofsepteer,isitnot”

    ”yes.”

    ”today,then,atelevenoclock,yourfatherhasnearlythreehundred

    thousandfrancstopay”

    ”yes,hat.”

    ”nuel,”fifteenthousandfrancs

    inthehouse.”

    ”hen”

    ”eone

    etohisaid,hepelledatto

    declarehielfabankrupt.”

    ”oh,e,then,e”criedshe,hasteningaan.

    duringthisti,darrelhadtoldhersohing.theyoung

    nkneisfortunesh

    hadbefallenhisfather,greatgeshadtakenplathestyleof

    livingandhousekeeping;buthedidnotknoattershadreached

    suchapoint.hehuruck.then,rushinghastilyoutofthe

    apartnt,heranupstairs,expegtofindhisfatherinhisstudy,

    butherappedthereinvain.

    whilehedoor

    open,tued,andsaher.insteadofgoingdirecttohisstudy,

    rrelhadretuedtohisbedchaer,ont

    quitting.rrelutteredacryofsurpriseatthesightofhisson,

    ofaiionlesso,

    pressihinghehadncealedunderhisat.

    xiliansprangdosroundhis

    fathersneck;butsuddenlyhereiled,andplacedhisrighthandon

    rrelsbreast.”father,”heexclaid,tuingpaleasdeath,”

    areyougoingtodohthatbraceofpistolsunderyourat”

    ”oh,thisisorrel.

    ”father,father,inheavensna,”exan,”are

    theseonsfor”

    ”xilian,”repliedrrel,lookingfixedlyathisson,”youarea

    n,andanofhonor.e,andioyou.”

    andsteprrelilian

    follo,trelingasheorrelopehedoor,andclosed

    itbehindhissoohisdeskon

    hepistols,andpointedhhisfioanopen

    ledger.inthisledgeradeoutabalancesheetofhis

    affairs.rrelhadtopay,hinhalfanhour,287,500francs.allhe

    possessedorrel.

    theyoungnedasheread.rrelsaidnota

    uldhesayneedheaddtosuchadesperateproofinfigures”

    andhaveyoudohatispossible,father,toetthisdisastrous

    result”askedtheyoungn,afterantspause.”ihave,”replied

    rrel.

    ”youhavenoneyinginonhyourely”

    ”none.”

    ”youhaveexhaustedeveryresource”

    ”all.”

    ”andinhalfanhour,”saidxilianinagloovoieis

    dishonored”

    ”bloodorrel.

    ”yht,father;iuandyou.”theendinghishand

    tohepistols,hesaid,”thereisoneforyouandonefor

    thanks”rrelotheryoursisterwhowill

    supporttheashudderranthroughtheyoungnsfra.”father,”he

    said,”doyourefleetolive”

    ”yes,idosobidyou,”ansorrel,”itisyourduty.youhavea

    ind,xilian.xilian,youarenoordinaryn.i

    kenorequestsornds;ionlyaskyoutoexanepositionas

    ifithenjudgeforyourself.”

    theyoungnrefleont,thenanexpressionofsubli

    resignationappearedinhiseyes,andhaslourehe

    tookoffhists,theinsigniaofhisrank.”beitso,then,

    father,”hesaid,extendinghishandtorrel,”dieinpeace,

    father;iselfonhisknees

    beforehisson,butxiliancaughthinhisar,andthosetwo

    nobleheartsont.”youkno

    isnotfault,”saidrrel.xiliansled.”iknoher,you

    arethesthonorablenihaveeverknown.”

    ”good,son.andobesaid;goandrejoinyour

    therandsister.”

    ”father,”saidtheyoungn,bendinghisknee,”bless”rrel

    tooktheheadofhissoforward,and

    kissinghisforeheadseveraltissaid,”oh,yes,yes,iblessyouin

    oe,andinthenaeionsofirreproachable

    heedificeisfortunehasdestroyed,

    providenceybuildupag

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